2023 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Orthotist/Prosthetist is the 710th most popular major in the country with 335 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 66 orthotist/prosthetist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in orthotist/prosthetist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality orthotist/prosthetist programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the orthotist/prosthetist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Orthotist/Prosthetist Schools
The orthotist/prosthetist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist”.
Top 2 Best Orthotist/Prosthetist Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #1 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
UT Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center supports 2,299 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,462. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor College of Medicine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Orthotist/Prosthetist. Baylor College of Medicine is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 22 ’s orthotist/prosthetist degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor College of Medicine also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 1,607 students enrolled at Baylor College of Medicine, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,108. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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